calling
[ kaw-ling ]
/ ˈkɔ lɪŋ /
noun
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It's probably wise to listen to our callings. Sometimes they're loud—like someone calling our name—or sometimes they're much more subtle, like that little voice in our head telling us “this is what we’re meant to do.”
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Definition for calling (2 of 2)
Origin of call
1200–50; late Middle English
callen, probably < Old Norse
kalla to call out, conflated with Old English (West Saxon)
ceallian to shout; cognate with Middle Dutch
kallen to talk, Old High German
kallôn to shout, akin to Old English
-calla herald, Irish
gall swan, OCS
glasŭ voice
synonym study for call
2, 3, 12.
Call,
invite,
summon imply requesting the presence or attendance of someone at a particular place.
Call is the general word:
to call a meeting. To
invite is to ask someone courteously to come as a guest, a participant, etc., leaving the person free to refuse:
to invite guests to a concert; to invite them to contribute to a fund.
Summon implies sending for someone, using authority or formality in making the request and (theoretically) not leaving the person free to refuse:
to summon a witness, members of a committee, etc.
OTHER WORDS FROM call
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British Dictionary definitions for calling (1 of 2)
calling
/ (ˈkɔːlɪŋ) /
noun
a strong inner urge to follow an occupation, etc; vocation
an occupation, profession, or trade
British Dictionary definitions for calling (2 of 2)
call
/ (kɔːl) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for call
Old English
ceallian; related to Old Norse
kalla, Old High German
kallōn, Old Slavonic
glasǔ voice
Idioms and Phrases with calling
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